Nov. 2: Britain and France sign an unprecedented 50-year nuclear deal. The Republican Party sweeps to power in the election to the 112th United States Congress. Democrats’ strength in Senate slashed. Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is elected South Carolina Governor. British Labour peer Swraj Paul resigns as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.

Nov. 4: All 68 people on board a Cuban plane are killed after it crashes in a remote area near Guasimal village in Sancti Spiritus province.

Nov. 5: Nearly 70 worshippers are killed in the suicide bombing at a mosque in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. One hundred and ninety one people are killed as Indonesia’s Mount Merapi unleashes its most powerful eruption in a century.

Nov. 7: Low turnout marks Myanmar polls being held after two decades.

Nov. 8: Exodus following deadly clashes between Myanmar troops and Karen rebels in Myawaddy town. Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian is handed down death penalty for blasphemy.